Max Verstappen aims to extend his lead to the 2022 World Cup at his home yard: the Dutch Grand Prix. Photo: REUTERS / Piroschka Van De Wouw
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The defending champion and current leader of the Formula 1, Max Verstappenwants to extend its lead in the 2022 World Cup to the Dutch Grand Prix, which is held at the Zandvoort circuit for the fifteenth date of the official calendar.
The race, which takes place from 10:00 in Argentina with television only from the platform Star +, It will be 72 laps on a circuit 4,259 kilometers away.
In Saturday’s classification, the first Red Bull driver preceded the Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) by thousandths, who will accompany him to the first starting line from second position.
Third place is the other Ferrari of the Spaniard Carlos Sainz Jr., ahead of the British and six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, in a Mercedes.
In the third row the Mexican Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) and the British George Russell (Mercedes).
Verstappen reached his 17th. pole position in F1, for the second consecutive year in the GP of his country, returned to the international calendar last year after the previous 1985 edition.
The Dutchman will be looking to repeat his 2021 victory to further extend his lead in the world championship, which he leads by 93 points over team mate “Checo” Pérez.
Verstappen, reigning champion and world leader (rules with 284 points and 98 ahead of team mate Sergio Pérez, second), took pole position, in a very tight ranking, and will start from first place. Charles Leclerc, who scored just 21 seconds behind the Dutchman in his best lap on Saturday, will start second. Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton will start from the second row and, from the third, Pérez and George Russell.
Max Verstappen will play at home at the Zandvoort circuit, with the stands full of local fans hoping their driver will repeat last year’s celebrations and extend the great advantage he has over his rivals in the title fight.
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This Sunday we go to Holland, the courtyard of the home of the world champion Max Verstappenwho wants to extend his lead as the leader of the 2022 World Cup
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